Margaretha Julia Voigtlander

15 June 1855–13 November 1933 (Age 78)
St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States

The Life Summary of Margaretha Julia

When Margaretha Julia Voigtlander was born on 15 June 1855, in St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Christian August Ludwig Voigtlander, was 36 and her mother, Caroline Dorothee Wilhelmine Lehmann, was 36. She married John Paul Luft on 15 November 1877, in Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Geneva Township, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Davis Township, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. She died on 13 November 1933, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Paul Luft
1851–1933
Margaretha Julia Voigtlander
1855–1933
Marriage: 15 November 1877
Gertrude Viola Luft
1890–1900

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 November 1877Geneva, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 8
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented
    Age 12
    A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.
    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 21
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    Name Meaning

    from Greek. See Margaret .

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Margaret
    Margareta
    Margarethe

    Story Highlight

    Information included on Find a Grave

    The Lincoln Star Nov. 14, 1933 Pg. 9 Margaret Julia Luft, Resident of Nebraska For 63 Years, Is Dead Mrs. Margaret Julia Luft 78, a resident of Nebraska for 63 years, died at her home, 2001 K street, …

    Sources (31)

    • Margaretha J Voigtlander, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
    • Maggie Luft in household of John P Luft, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Maggie Voigtlander, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"

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